Covid Pandemic

[John]

Some Brazilians have now been ventilated without sedation. That is pure torture. I would take death over that. That is what happens when you play it like everything is normal.

Ontario meanwhile...man. horrible situation there. I thought Ford was generally doing a decent job but then I read he is idealogically opposed to sick leave and people are predictably coming in sick. Now they have a true lockdown. Can't leave your house except for essentials.

Here in BC...are we plateauing? Too soon to say but it looks like the circuit breaker might be slowly starting to kick. I have a friend who's unable to get out of bed, he said he could barely even text. Sounds like he's one step away from a hospital bed. Wife brought it home from school. He's in his 40s.

Stay safe Everyone! Vaccines are coming fast now, amazing news with 8 million extra Pfizer doses before summer.

Vaccines are coming in to slow federal government failure imo,
You got to admit if this was a conservative government in power the media would be all over it but with Trudeau he gets a free pass I really feel like that’s the way it is

[Typeing3]

You got to admit if this was a conservative government in power the media would be all over it but with Trudeau he gets a free pass I really feel like that’s the way it is

I feel like the thought of increased media criticism with conservative governments is pretty much a myth.

I don't recall any provincial conservative party ever being on the receiving end of so much vitriol during their time in government and for over a decade after they were voted out like the Ontario or BC NDP both did after their mandates ended in 1995 and 2001 respectively.

[John]

I feel like the thought of increased media criticism with conservative governments is pretty much a myth.

I don't recall any provincial conservative party ever being on the receiving end of so much vitriol during their time in government and for over a decade after they were voted out like the Ontario or BC NDP both did after their mandates ended in 1995 and 2001 respectively.

I agree that did not used to be the case but it is now for sure especially with the CBC, they are always putting Kenny and Ford in bad light. Surely there is enough negative material about Trudeau to work with but they are in love with Justin (especially Rosemary Barton )

[PortKells]

Vaccines are coming in to slow federal government failure imo,
You got to admit if this was a conservative government in power the media would be all over it but with Trudeau he gets a free pass I really feel like that’s the way it is

The media has criticised the vaccine roll out quite a bit from what I've seen. And is it even that slow? One of the fastest in the world. Production delays have affected most countries.

Still lots of vaccine hesitancy out there especially with the overblown blood clot risk. I would take AstraZeneca easily but I have co-workers who would wait 3 weeks for the other ones.

Countries that produce domestically like USA and UK have done better. Apparently we should've invested in that area before this happened. Oh well, maybe next time.

[John]

The media has criticised the vaccine roll out quite a bit from what I've seen. And is it even that slow? One of the fastest in the world. Production delays have affected most countries.

Still lots of vaccine hesitancy out there especially with the overblown blood clot risk. I would take AstraZeneca easily but I have co-workers who would wait 3 weeks for the other ones.

Countries that produce domestically like USA and UK have done better. Apparently we should've invested in that area before this happened. Oh well, maybe next time.

Lol

[SouthSardiswx]

Lol

Eggcellent points by both of you.

[John]

Eggcellent points by both of you.

Are you yoking?

[SouthSardiswx]

Are you yoking?

[PortKells]

862 cases today. Good news! Keep bringing that number down and ICU will start to follow. As of now we're still seeing ICUs get slammed.

[John]

ICU at 161 today....

[PortKells]

ICU at 161 today....

Yep. Should hopefully peak soon if numbers continue to stall and vaccinations kick. 1750 elective surgeries cancelled which will inconvenience some people but they will catch up eventually.

[AbbyJr]

Yep. Should hopefully peak soon if numbers continue to stall and vaccinations kick. 1750 elective surgeries cancelled which will inconvenience some people but they will catch up eventually.

Still 503 people in the hospital and 178 in ICU. Thankfully our daily cases are falling. I'm currently laid off work because of the restrictions on indoor dining. I hope they lift that order on May 25th so I can get back to work.

[Antares]

Still 503 people in the hospital and 178 in ICU. Thankfully our daily cases are falling. I'm currently laid off work because of the restrictions on indoor dining. I hope they lift that order on May 25th so I can get back to work.

I hope so.

What if they don't though? Isn't anyone (who is qualified) going to challenge these draconian and CLEARLY unscientific restrictions? This whole thing is really starting to piss me off. Something needs to be done. It doesn't even affect me personally since I WFH but this shìt is not good.

[John]

I hope so.

What if they don't though? Isn't anyone (who is qualified) going to challenge these draconian and CLEARLY unscientific restrictions? This whole thing is really starting to piss me off. Something needs to be done. It doesn't even affect me personally since I WFH but this shìt is not good.

Amen

[PortKells]

Still 503 people in the hospital and 178 in ICU. Thankfully our daily cases are falling. I'm currently laid off work because of the restrictions on indoor dining. I hope they lift that order on May 25th so I can get back to work.

Very sorry to hear that Jr. This sucks a lot. Our hospital numbers are pretty bad, I hope they go down soon. Case numbers are falling slowly, hopefully that picks up speed so you can go back to work soon.